Renaming filenames on application server

[Former Member]

Hi,

i need to rename files on the application server.

I've found some sourcecode in a SAP Cookbook to run commands on the application server which looks like this

OPEN DATASET

'D:\Test\test.txt'

FOR OUTPUT

FILTER

C:\winnt\system32\cmd.exe /c ren <old_filename> <new_filename>

IN TEXT MODE.

The problem is, that sometimes it works pretty good, sometimes it only looks pretty good (RC = 0) but the filename has not changed and sometimes it even dumps.

I've been searching for functions but had no luck,

is there another possibility to rename filenames on the application server?

Tia

Timo

[Former Member]

Hi Timo,

The best way is to set up an external command via transaction SM69. Here you can establish the command and its parameters.

Once the command is set up, you can execute it using the function module SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE.

BTW - You can test commands are working via transaction SM49.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Brad

[Former Member]

Hi Timo

As Brad pointed out, you can acheive it setting up external command using Transaction SM69.

You can make a DOS command file with place holders

Example: file name- test.cmd (simply make a notepad file and save it as cmd file with following contents):

ren %1 %2

The advantage with making such a file is that we can even give more than one command.

SM69: (create)

Command name : ztest1

Operating Sysyem : Windows NT (case sensitive)

Operating System Command : c:\usr\sap\test.cmd

Addition Parameters Allowed : ‘X’

In order to achieve the renaming functionality in the program, call function: ‘SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE’ where we supply command name (ztest1 as per above example) and additional parameters(for place holders).

Hope that will serve your purpose

Regards

Ashish Jain

ashishjain@ko-india.com

[johnpaul_auditor2]

For Windows NT: Operating System Command

Rename = "cmd /c ren"

Copy      = "cmd /c copy"

Delete    = "cmd /c del"

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